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Member-owners of the River Valley Co-op should vote “no” on the petition by some members to de-shelve and exclude Israeli products. Our local grocery store is not the place to solve fraught international problems. The proposed boycott is a distraction...

By MARIEL E. ADDIS

 From the time I was little, I have loved bikes. This, even considering what a horrendous sense of balance I had as a kid, and in some ways still do. Going from training wheels to just two wheels did not come easy for me, but once I got it down, I was...

As a lifelong River Valley Co-op member, I’ve learned that democracy is as essential to our community’s well-being as the food we buy. But my recent board candidacy experience revealed we might need to restock our commitment to this ideal.Advocating...

This will be my first election as a new American citizen, and I plan to vote “no” on Question 2, which would eliminate the MCAS as a high school graduation requirement.We are tiptoeing around a dangerous, sacred topic here in Northampton, and I must...

By MELISSA KAREN SANCES

As the sun sets over the Hidden Temple in Florence, 14 adults in their comfiest pajamas sprawl on a generous bed of quilts. Outside on this crisp October Saturday, the foliage is just starting to turn, its pops of color complementing the painted...

The Gazette’s Oct. 2 issue edition had a front-page article about Amherst’s consideration of a joint shelter with 40 beds, including associated services, and a housing complex with 30 single-room occupancy apartments on the site of a former VFW...

With the national elections coming in November, I’m writing to express my strong support for Kamala Harris to be our next president of the United States. There are many reasons to support her, but honestly I believe she is the leader that our nation...

Donald Trump promises to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants, mostly Latinos who arrived from Mexico and Central America, if he were to return to the White House.No doubt, this will involve police and military stopping Latinos on the street or...

I was stunned by the headline in the Gazette’s Sept. 28 edition referring to the death of Dame Maggie Smith: “Harry Potter actress dies at 89.” Is this how you think your readers would remember one of the most gifted and celebrated actors of our...

By TZIVIA GOVER

Editor’s note: The Gazette is publishing short essays over the next several weeks to mark National Good Neighbor Day on Sept. 28. Have a story about good neighbors in your lives? Send your submission of 500 words or less to...

When I was in high school, there were no school shootings. There no mass shootings at all in the United States. If any had happened, it would have been big news, on TV and in all the papers.Once we turned 14, we schoolboys took the NRA hunter safety...

By MARIEL E. ADDIS

 If you’ve been closely following the current news about the presidential race, you have probably heard candidate Donald Trump say that public schools are conducting transgender transition-related surgeries on students. If you’ve got more than a dozen...

There has been a lot of discussion about the post office not being able to deliver all the ballots sent through the mail. This year my husband and I decided to vote by mail. But sadly, for the last local primary election, our ballots never made it to...

The Gazette recently had a long article about the “unofficial” off-leash dog park on Burts Pit Road in Northampton next to the Community Garden [“Leash laws and public safety,” Aug. 9]. While the troubling incidents with off-leash dogs are a...

By CAROLYN BROWN

A local author’s new cookbook aims to inspire activism through food designed for community organizing and social justice.“The Revolution Will Be Well Fed,” written by Corrie Locke-Hardy, features 50 recipes that are made for community activism —...

How time flies“I got sober in 1990 at age twenty-seven. A few years later, I started writing songs.” That’s how singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier begins the liner notes of her soon-to-be reissued, highly acclaimed album, “Drag Queens in Limousines,”...

What a wonderfully written column, “Cheaper, Greener power on the way” [Gazette, Aug 31]. Readers got some positive climate news that applies a locally initiated solution.I really liked the use of titled sections to focus attention on specific...

By RICHARD FEIN

This column is about the trafficking of illicit drugs, how they corrupt societies and get people killed. Drugs include those whose origin is natural (e.g. opiates), chemical mixes (e.g. fentanyl) and combinations of both. Globally, the annual revenue...

 As Kamala Harris’ numbers rise and as Donald Trump bemoans the fact that he is not running against Joe Biden, the former president has become desperate to redefine her. Freaked out by her large rallies, enormous fundraising, and powerful acceptance...

Two tragic wars are continuing unabated as I write this. In Gaza, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed, many more have been wounded and their homes destroyed. In Ukraine, tens of thousands have been killed and the infrastructure laid...